Drinking can cause unexpected events. Whiskey, gin, vodka, and any other intoxicating liquor are considered alcohol. Over 17 million people have alcohol related problems, either psychological, physical, social or a combination of those. It can also be an addiction to people in which they have to enroll into rehab or ... Read More

Teenagers are more likely to run away from home than an adolescent child. Many people think about running away just to leave there problems behind in turn they create new and more complicated problems. As a teen I ran away for a day it was not a long period of ... Read More

You've probably heard that teenagers are crazy. You've probably heardthat they are immature. I also believe they can change the future, andstop history from repeating itself. I believe that knowledge of the pastneeds to start young, so we don't make the same mistakes that our pastgenerations made. For instance, if ... Read More

How far would you go to get away with murder? A program on TV (C.S.I.) shows how easy it is to commit a crime and walk away without any consequence. For example the other night a young mother killed her two babies by suffocating them immediately after giving birth. Later ... Read More

Teenagers sometimes like to break or bend the rules or experiment with activities known to be dangerous. I'm a teenager, and I think that it's because most people take life to seriously. At this age we're finding out that life is short and also being informed about all the horrible ... Read More

People believe that teens at the age of 18 are not capable ofunderstanding responsibility yet. However, I believe that we should beable to hold responsibility of our own actions when we reach the age of18. No one cannot determine someone's level of maturity and how theyunderstand the full concept of ... Read More

We see it in our shows, hear it in our music, and hear of people doingthese so called bad'' things in our schools. If the kids in the showsand in music and especially people i know do these things its okay if ido,after all its cool,and nothing bad'' happens to ... Read More

High school is a social hierarchy everyone is placed and labeled amongst it. The popular kids are at the top, whereas the nerds are at the bottom of the pyramid. It is those first few steps an individual takes in high school that introduces them to many new things. The ... Read More

The teenage phase is an intricate part in the life of an individual.During this phase teens discover themselves and more importantly, theyacquire skills that would play an integral role in their adult lives.The making of decisions by teens has always been a controversial issue.But I believe the real question behind ... Read More

An inventible stage occurs in every adults life when they struggle to force out a couple words from their teenage son or daughter. The few, the proud, may pry a swift head nod, or shoulder shrug from their adolescent as the best means of communication. However, whats even harder than ... Read More

With how the world is constantly changing, there are always arguments about teenagers needing guidance and teenagers being able to make their own decisions. Decision making as a teenager is very important to the parents and also to the teenager. Whether it is about what a teenager wants to wear ... Read More

The media is by definition, the main means of mass communication (apple dictionary). This includes all forms of technology from a simple newspaper to an Apple laptop. The media is, without a doubt, the backbone of society. It is unquestionably centric, leaving the utmost bond between it and society. This ... Read More

Contraceptives and their availability have been hotly debatedsubjects for decades, and as the prevalence of contraceptives in popularand social culture expands the debates have only flared. The question ofgreatest concern to many people is at what age young men and women shouldbe allowed to obtain contraceptives without parental consent. Should ... Read More

Suicide in teens are at an all time high. 1 in 5 teens have thought about suicide, 1 in 6 teens have made plans to commit suicide, 1 in 12 have attempted suicide, and 8 out of 10 have committed suicide (National Youth Violence Prevention Resource Center). The depressed, and ... Read More

When was the last time you used the worlds dirtiest drug? Alcohol affects teenagers in various negative ways. In the year 2002, a survey show kids under the age of 12 had used or were using alcohol. (2 pg. 23) Kids, teens and adults use heavy, binge and light amounts ... Read More

Newer technologies and social networking take numerous amounts of time off of the childs schedule and can affect their behavior and their way of life. Social Networking plays a crucial role in the formation of body-self-image and may be responsible for creating unrealistic expectations and body dissatisfaction, particularly among young ... Read More

My Bucket List To travel down South on a romantic get-a-way To travel to another country To travel to Australia To perfect a British accent To see Toronto win the Stanley Cup To get over my fear of swimming with fish To get over my fear of giving birth To ... Read More

Have you ever thought that that girl who pastes a smile on her face isactually crying inside, or that that boy who never seems to shut hismouth is only doing it because he feels so alone? Everybody has had abad day from time to time. It is completely normal to ... Read More

Internet addiction in teenagers can lead to devastating results. . This is because teenagers are often left to their own devises by overwhelmed overworked parents, who simply do not have time to monitor their childrens internet activities. Even though time spent on the internet can be entertaining and productive too ... Read More

We now live in a world were cell phones are a necessity more than a want. As they became more important only parents had them. Now 87 of teenagers have cell phones. I believe that students should be able to have cell phones in school because they will be able ... Read More

Teenagers often experience nonconformity as they are growing up. Theyact out in an attempt to be accepted. Its likely that those teens alsostand out and are different. These characteristics describe Paul, whois the protagonist, in Willa Cather's short story, Paul's Case''. Itis clear that Paul is a very misunderstood teenager. ... Read More

Hello, hello. No respond in return. She tried second time, Hello! What? replied? Oh my gods, she couldnt believe she had to yell to get attention. She stood and looked at them. Walking around not knowing where they are heading or what they might be passing by half of the ... Read More

Whats cooler than being cool? The popular Outkast lyrics explain a teenagers mind perfectly. Teenagers want to have the newest technology, wear the newest clothes, or act in the coolest way. Teenagers will go to extremes to be popular or hangout with the coolest crowd in school. The main way ... Read More

Teens commit crime for numerous of reasons such as peer pressure, drugs or alcohol misuse, bad childhood, or not enough discipline by their parents. These crimes are committed when teens feel low about themselves or just bored. Some of them also commit crimes for money or excitement. Committing crimes is ... Read More

Naughtiness, bad hygiene, and carelessness are common traits in both toddlers and teens. Most teens and toddlers tend to not care about something unless its fun, or they can receive a prize. From a quick glance, toddlers and adolescents might look very different, but the closer you look, the more ... Read More

Many teenagers who seek abortion come from an abusive, single parent or a non-caring family household, in which the family does not really care what goes on in the house. There are three reasons why abortion is wrong, such as having many other safer solutions, it could harm the mother, ... Read More

In October, 2006, Megan Taylor Meier, 13-year-old Missouri girl, committed suicide by hanging herself with the belt in her closet. Cyber bullying was the attribution to her suicide. Meier had a friendship with a 16-year-old boy named Josh Evans through MySpace, the social networking website. Meier was attracted by this ... Read More

Drug use has been a major problem for many years. Many of the users are teenagers, experimenting with this temptation. Teenagers may often be tempted by friends, or being tempted by seeing other people using drugs. Drugs may feel, or be fun to use, but drugs might also have a ... Read More

Miley Cyrus and Justin Bieber, are they role models to todays teenagers or are they a threat to both our society and teens? Both Miley Cyrus and Justin Bieber went through a phase in their life when they were loved by absolutely everyone! After they got insanely famous, they started ... Read More

To most teenagers today the rage of fashion seems to be body piercing. An ancient tradition turned into a post-modern form of trendy self expression. A young man seeking attention slowly and inadequately walks into a tattoo parlor with the expectation of leaving a new person. The young man sits ... Read More